Comedian Eric Andre is having a bad day. He can’t find his bike, he left his credit card at a bar last night, and his calls keep dropping while he’s on the subway. All of that’s OK, though, because he’s having a truly amazing year. His mock talk show, The Eric Andre Show, is one of Adult Swim’s biggest hits, he has a role on the ABC sitcom Don’t Trust The B---- in Apt. 23, and he’s been hitting the road doing national comedy tours.

On this rare day when very little seemed to be going his way, I caught up with Andre and witnessed him shrug his bad day off shoulders and embrace the positivity of his year. During our interview Andre discussed how much hard work, and stomach bile, it’s taken for him to get where he is today, why he never books comedians for his show, and his feelings on everything from YouTube comments, to coffee, to butt sex. Andre also told a story about a fan encounter that was beyond creepy.